Express Sport takes a look at star players Jurgen Klopp could poach from the Bundesliga in the summer

Yet Klopp's actions suggest Benteke's prospects are bleak and Mignolet is also battling for his future with his mistake for Fernandinho's goal for City highlighting the inconsistencies in his performances.

Liverpool will scour the market for goalkeeping reinforcements with No2 Adam Bogdan set to leave and are intent on recruiting someone who can genuinely challenge Mignolet.

In addition, Joe Allen is set to depart, Kolo Toure, Joao Teixeira and Jose Enrique are out of contract, and Alberto Moreno is also struggling to assert his credentials.

Klopp is keen on Leicester's teenage left-back Ben Chilwell.

Attacking midfielder Goetze emerged under Klopp at Borussia Dortmund and has just over one-year remaining on his contract at Bayern while Zielinski, on loan at Empoli from Udinese, was a target in January and a deal will be revisited in the summer.

Liverpool have already signed Marko Grujic and Joel Matip and they will join in July with Lazar Markovic set to return from a loan spell with Fenerbahce. How far-reaching the turnaround in playing staff is remains to be seen with others perhaps seeing their futures away from the club.

Meanwhile, captain Jordan Henderson has called on the club's hierarchy to resolve the future of Jon Flanagan, who is out of contract in the summer and has yet to agree a new deal.

Flanagan spent 20 months out due to a knee injury, but Henderson wants a resolution with the full-back remaining at Anfield.

"I don't think players, and people, like Flanno grow on trees to be honest," he said. "You have people like him and Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher who have come through the academy and the fans feel as though they are one of them really.

"He is a huge player for us, a huge player for the club and the fans as well. It is in everyone's interests for that to be sorted out soon."